indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Spanish, Filipino, Portuguese, Italian (Rare), Judeo-Italian
Meaning & History
Ultimately derived from the name of a town in the province of Macerata, Italy (see Tolentino). This was adopted as a Spanish given name in honour of the 14th-century Italian saint and mystic Nicholas of Tolentino. As a Filipino surname, it is of Spanish origin.